Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Raise a glass to celebrate going on 40 years of liberty -- it was 39 years ago today that the Canadian government passed Omnibus Bill C-150:

"The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69 S.C.1968-69, c. 38) was an omnibus bill that introduced major changes to the Criminal Code of Canada. It was introduced as Bill C-150 by then Minister of Justice Pierre Trudeau in the second session of the27th Canadian Parliament on December 21, 1967. On May 14, 1969, after heated debates, Omnibus Bill C-150 passed third reading in the House of Commons..." [...]

"It proposed, among other things, to decriminalize homosexuality, allow abortion and contraception..."